Joseph D Doglio
Military ROLL OF HONOURThe crew of B-17 #42102511 was Killed in Action (KIA) on 19 July 1944 while on a bombing mission to Lechfeld, Germany. It was Lt. Doglio's 15th mission. There was one survivor--the waist gunner. Lt. Doglio enlisted as a mechanic on 2 November 1942. He then took up navigating and graduated from navigator school on 17 May 1944. He loved to play the saxophone and was shy, but by all accounts was a great navigator. His remains were not found until 1949. They were returned to his family in South Wilmington, IL.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
19 July 1944 | ||
Born |
Clifton, Texas, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 19 July 1944 |
Revisions
398th History, Vol 1 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7544 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database